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Croydon 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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In the Aee Groim 30 - 59 Years. - 6 Cases
1 case Fractured Fibula
1 case Simmonds Disease
1 case Emphysema & Oxygen Addiction -
2 cases Hemiplegia
1 case Hemiplegia (with C.A.)
Now convalescent
Now able to do light work
Addiction much improved,
Emphysema now being treated
with injections following
hospitalisation.
Now walking.
Died.
Numbers for 1966 show a marked reduction owing to illness of the nurse
responsible for this service.
GENERAL PRACTITIONER ATTACHMENT SCHEMES
Definition:
Health Visitor/Domiciliary Midwife/Home Nurse is responsible for
all patients on the lists of specified general practitioners within the
local authority boundaries (i.e. traditional geographical boundaries have
been given up)
Health Visitor Attachments Nil
Domiciliary Midwife " 1
Home Nurses 2
Liaison Schemes
Definition:
Health Visitor/Domiciliary Midwife/Home Nurse is responsible both
for a geographical district and for the patients on the lists of specified
general practitioners. Where patients live outside the nurse's district,
though within the local authority boundary, she does not herself visit them
but is responsible for liaison between the general practitioner and the
appropriate nurse.
Health Visitor Liaison 6
Domiciliary Midwife " 18
Home Nurse Nil
These figures are those for year ended 31.12.66.